Biography
Terry Speicher is an Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering in the Engineering, Business, and Computing Division at Penn State Berks. Since joining the college in 2000, he has been the Program Chair for the baccalaureate degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology and Pennsylvania’s Affiliate Professor for Project Lead the Way, a national pre-engineering program for high schools and middle schools. He serves on Advisory Councils at Reading Muhlenberg Career & Technology Center, at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, and the Berks LaunchBox. He was a member of the College of Engineering Faculty Council and the University Commission for Adult Learners and is an active member of the EMET Curricular Committee.
Prof. Speicher spent twenty-one years in engineering practice at aerospace and wireless communications companies before moving into engineering education. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and was a certified Project Management Professional. His teaching interests are in engineering graphics, engineering design, project management, and engineering ethics. He was a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Outstanding Advising Award and the Penn State Berks Faculty Advising Award. He was recognized with the Penn State Berks Outstanding Service Award and as a Berks College nominee for the Undergraduate Program Leadership Award.
Education
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute